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...Enough about the sanctity of marriage and the family units that hold society together. Look at us. People marry complete strangers on TV simply for money. Pop stars wed out of boredom. Divorces are tearing millions of families apart, and it is hardly uncommon to marry (and divorce!) multiple times. Call me crazy, but I would rather see two people who are deeply in love and dedicated to raising a family together be able to marry, regardless of their gender. Timothy Maynes South Burlington...
...state is obliged to recognize same-sex marriages performed by another state. Some conservatives fear that the Supreme Court--or at least some future, more liberal configuration of the court--might overturn that law, especially in light of the challenges that are certain to arise once gays who have wed legally in Massachusetts seek to have other states recognize their marriages...
...marriages often provoke us to throw the china and utter the unforgivables. The context is usually personal, not political, but either way, passions run high. In May, barring some unforeseen procedural hindrance, gay couples will wed for the first time ever in the U.S. They will have that opportunity by order of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which ruled last week that it is unconstitutional to deny them marriage licenses. Gays and lesbians across the country celebrated. Hundreds of gay people have already called or e-mailed town clerk Doug Johnstone in Provincetown, Mass., to ask when they can marry...
...court startled the gay-rights movement--and drew international attention--when it ruled that barring gay people from getting married amounted to discrimination based on sex. (The court sent the case back to trial, but by 1998 the state constitutional amendment had passed, and no gay couples ever wed in the Aloha State...
Your story on couples therapy overlooked a key reason for the high U.S. divorce rate: many husbands and wives wind up not really liking each other because they wed almost entirely for sex or out of loneliness or both. The simple secret to a good marriage is to marry someone who is a close and true friend whom you trust and respect and who has similar tastes and values. Then be a kind, considerate and courteous spouse who listens. True friends can usually work out any problems, including sexual ones. WILLIAM LLOYD STEARMAN North Bethesda...